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<div><strong><em>Unique Theater Supports Ukrainian Orphanage</em></strong>
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<div><strong>The Play:</strong> “Baudelaire’s passion” lunges into the depths of underworld where God and Satan fight for the soul of the Poet, king of Parisian reverlers, Charles Baudelaire. It explores the human and artistic trials of the great French poet, based on his life, showing the poet’s unique path towards creative victories and defeats so virtuously depicted in his book “The Flowers of Evil”. Our non-profit company "New Wave Arts" is producing the original play, original story, original plot and original music about a very original man!
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<div>The Flowers of Evil, an infamous book written by the "enfant terrible" and an illustrious bohemian  of mid-19th century Paris. Flowers of Evil is now being judged together with its author by God and Satan. Who will win the fight for his soul? St. Peter and Satan look at Baudelaire's life and try to judge how the poet lived and how the poet loved. His women and his friends are part of this otherworldly supernatural court! play will showcase the talents of a diverse cast and crew, a fascinating international story, serendipitously brought together by Henry Keen with actors from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Armenia, France etc… a true soup of global culture intermixing in this cultural capital of the world – New York! 
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<div><strong>Our production</strong> will provide help to the Ukranian orphanage, supporting Children's Home in Kharkiv.
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<div>The unique theatrical play will be performed at The Cullum Theatre, part of the American Actors Theater Company, situated in the center of Manhattan in New York City, whose directors and trustees include Robert De Niro, Vincent Sardi, and many other famous American actors under the artistic direction and its founder of James Jennings who has produced the works of over 965 new playwrights over the past 46 years.
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<div><strong><em>Our Story</em></strong>
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<div>His name is Gennady Kurkin, alias Henry Keene. As a writer, he collaborated with American Hollywood studios and various European projects as well as in China, made acclaimed short documentaries, wrote a psychological thriller bought by a well-known European studio for filming and then…
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<div>The War in Ukraine!
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<div>His girlfriend is Ukrainian, and she was there. And everything was left in the past - the movies, the studios, the contracts… The future was unknown and the present became inevitable - he buys a bulletproof vest and helmet, takes his camera and leaves for Ukraine with a volunteer mission – to deliver rare medicines and clothes to children and combatants of the AFU, but he dreams of one thing only: to bring her home.
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<div>On the road, he meets some amazing people - among them Simon Schuster, a leading journalist for TIME magazine and personal friend of President Zelensky. Together with Simon, they make their way to Kiev. There he meets Sergei Kapustin, director of the ARTEC International Center for Children, who helps 165 orphans evacuate from Donetsk, near Kiev who have been bombed every day since February 24, 2022. Henry and Sergei manage to evacuate the children again – bringing them to Western Ukraine, living with them for two months in difficult conditions - often without water, heat or electricity. Henry decides to film everything—struggles, drugs, escapes, survival, love stories, lost lives, wounded soldiers, dying children- The War!
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<div><strong>(See link: </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4sAjJ0pE8%2525252529" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4sAjJ0pE8" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4sAjJ0pE8</a>)</strong></a>
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<div>Today Henry is still there, in Ukraine, in Kiev, working as a journalist, news anchor and war correspondent for FREEDOM TV <strong>(see link: </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/JQixsXGRBso)." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/JQixsXGRBso" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/JQixsXGRBso</a>).</strong></a>
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<div>Henry wrote our play, “Baudelaire’s passion”, finishing the last chapters in unbearable conditions of the war, under the sounds of sirens, under flying bullets and roaring tanks, under the horrifying cries of men, women and children…
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<div>The play, produced by us, a non-profit production company, New Wave Arts, will premiere in New York and Kiev in Ukrainian, bringing the two capitals of the world together.
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<div>And Henry’s love will be there together with him in the audience.
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<div>And the portion of the proceeds from the show will go to help the very children of Ukraine who need it so badly.
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<div><strong>(see link: </strong><a href="https://americantheatreofactors.org/?page_id=351%2525252529." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong><a href="https://americantheatreofactors.org/?page_id=351" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://americantheatreofactors.org/?page_id=351</a>).</strong></a>
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<div><strong><em>We are organizing a fundraising campaign to raise money for the play from the proceeds of which we will help the children of Ukraine who suffered the consequences of the war.</em></strong>
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<div>Our production company “New Wave Arts” <strong>(see link: Newwavearts.net) </strong>and the producers of the play, pledge to patronize the Children's Home in Kharkov with the help of Henry Keen, who provided directly from Ukraine all the information about the orphanage and their urgent needs. Here is the letter that came from the Kharkov Orphanage: (see attached).
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<div>However, as with any artistic endeavor, putting on a show comes with its own set of financial challenges. That's why we are turning to you for help. We are seeking to raise funds through crowdfunding to cover the expenses of our production.
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<div>Your contribution, no matter how big or small, will go a long way in making our play a reality. With your support, we will be able to create an immersive theatrical experience that will leave a lasting impact on our audience and will be able to make our contribution for the benefit of the struggling children of Ukraine.
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<div>We are grateful for any support you can give us, whether it's through a monetary donation or by sharing our campaign with your friends and family.
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<div><strong><em>We humbly ask everyone who has a sense of human compassion to take part in this action.</em></strong>
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Unique Theater Supports Ukrainian Orphanage

UPDATE: When we created this GoFundMe for Jef, we had the modest hope that maybe we'd be able to reach our bare minimum goal of $3,500, and perhaps pull together a little extra to help with living expenses while Jef went through the many stages of the dental surgery process. We knew there were many people who loved Jef and would want to help, but with the current state of the world, we wondered how many people would be able to help financially at this time.<br /><br /><br />Well, we were able to get to the minimum $3,500 goal in only 21 hours! This tremendous accomplishment is a testament to how many lives Jef has touched, and how many people want to give back.<br />But we're not stopping there! We're going to keep raising money, for three main reasons:<br /><br /><br />1) Fixing Jeff's problem (see the "About the Problem" section below for details) will take many visits over the course of multiple months. During this time, we want Jef to be able to focus on getting well, not on how he is going to pay for basic needs like food, electricity and housing. Like many creative professionals, Jef's sources of income have vanished with cancellations of performances, workshops and other public engagements. Raising the money for the procedure was an important first step, but we need to raise more so that Jef can have his basic needs taken care of at this difficult time. Plus, for most of what Jef does, he needs to be able to speak clearly--something that will be hard for a few months of his treatment process.<br /><br /><br />2) At the urging of numerous Friends, Jef visited two more specialists. One had impressive credentials, but quoted almost $20,000 and the process was going to take away too much time from Jef's life. The other seemed very knowledgable and his recommended course of action was less extensive and required significantly less downtime. Jef and his family and friends feel much more comfortable with this specialist than they did with the generalist Jef originally went to, so Jef has decided to move forward with him. This will get him back to normal life faster than the other specialist and at a much lower cost, but a bit higher than the $3,500 the general dentist would have charged (approximately $5,500). <br /><br />3) Jef had a place to stay, and he thought he would have it as long as he needed it for the duration of treatment, but that has unexpectedly changed. He will have to find a new place to stay, which means more money he has to cough up in short order.<br /><br /><br />For these reasons, and due to the overwhelming response and support, we are raising the goal to $10,000 at this time. As we learn more about Jef's condition and treatment requirements/timelines, we will raise or lower that goal if needed.<br /><br />So please keep sharing the link to this campaign and encouraging friends to give. And thank you for the inspiring action so many of you took to come to Jef's rescue so quickly and generously. We are overwhelmed by the response and filled with gratitude. There's a difficult road ahead for Jef now, but thanks to you, his burden will be lighter.<br /><br /><br />About Jef:<br />Many of you are lucky enough to know Jef Johnson. He's one of those people who just thinking about makes you smile. I got to know Jef when he acted and directed in Houston, and have watched his career grow over time, including work with Cirque du Soleil and Slava's Snowshow (you can read more about him on wikipedia ).  Creative, dynamic, hilarious, insanely talented and kind, Jef is like no other person I've ever known. I am proud to call him my friend. If you know him you know what I mean. And now he needs our help.<br /><br />About the problem:<br />While he lived in Houston in the mid 90s, Jef had a procedure done where a dentist removed one tooth, performed a root canal, reduced two teeth to posts and installed a bridge. <br /><br />Many years later, while in NYC, Jef began having problems with the bridge and visited a dentist there. This visit revealed a shocking truth: that while performing the root canal, the Houston dentist had broken off the tip of an instrument inside the canal, attempted to remove it with another instrument which then also broke. He left both pieces inside the canal and installed the bridge over the top, without telling Jef what had happened. The extensive work needed in order to fix everything was going to cost $20,000 and take 6 months, which was financially and logistically impossible for Jef at the time.  <br /><br />Jef is now in Mexico, where he has been since COVID-19 measure’s went into effect, and recently had to get an emergency molar extraction. He told the dentist about his history, and the dentist found by using his imaging equipment that the problems caused by the Houston dentist had now worsened greatly. infection had spread not only throughout the canal, but deep into the bone. The dentist was very alarmed, explaining he must do something about this immediately or Jef could loose bone, and possibly have greater problems including partial jaw loss, chronic health problems, and even heart failure. The procedures needed would require approximately 12 visits over a 2-3 month period. Jef mentioned that he had been feeling slow and tired lately, to which the dentist explained this was the reason. The infection was wearing him down, and things would continue to get worse if he did not take immediate action. <br /><br />Fortunately, dentists in Mexico are much less expensive than in the USA--the dentist told Jef the estimated cost of treatment would be $3,500, instead of the more than $20,000 it would cost in the states. Unfortunately, at that same time, COVID-19 was sweeping the world, and all of Jef's many 2020 engagements had just been cancelled, leaving him without the money to pay for it. Since then, Jef has been trying to pull together money towards this procedure as his pain gets worse and worse.<br /><br />This is serious. If Jef does not get this thing fixed right away, the infected bone could die and he could loose part of his jaw. He could suffer long term effects and even die from complications related to the infection. <br /><br />Jef's sources of income have all but vanished during this time, as his living is made primarily through performances or workshops, all of which are cancelled due to COVID-19.<br /><br />Jef, a man who has given so much joy and so many insight to us, needs our help now. <br /><br />The goal is modest--to raise the money needed to fix Jef's dental problem, plus some extra money to meet his basic living expenses while he undergoes the multi-stage treatments over the coming months.<br /><br />I get it. Many of us are struggling, too. This pandemic has hit the creative professions hard. But if you can spare something, anything toward this cause, please do so now. Every little bit helps.

Help Jef Johnson get emergency dental surgery

<strong><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/5978496_1459308798.6123_funddescription.png" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><br />Introduction</strong><br /><br />Ukraine Global Scholars (UGS) was founded in May of 2015 by 5 young Ukrainians, who either graduated from or are currently enrolled at Harvard College, Yale College, and the University of Pennsylvania. 3 of the 5 founding team members also attended selective Deerfield, Choate Rosemary Hall, and St. Mark’s private boarding schools free of charge to their families. Collectively, the founders won in excess of $1.8 million in grants and scholarships, putting UGS in a strong position as academic mentors and advisors. <br /><br /><strong>The problem that UGS aims to solve</strong><br /><br />Despite difficult conditions and lack of resources for the youth, Ukrainian students consistently demonstrate top performance in international academic competitions. Nevertheless, younger Ukrainians remain strongly underrepresented at top high schools and colleges, particularly compared to other Eastern European countries. Furthermore, the total number of Ukrainian students in the US has declined from ~1750 in 2009 to ~1450 in 2013. <br /><br /><strong>Services that UGS provides</strong><br /><br />UGS reaches out to families in all corners of Ukraine, particularly in small towns and rural areas, and identifies top talent through a 3-stage application process consisting of an on-line application, standardized tests, and a series of online interviews with UGS board members and volunteers. <br /><br />Following the selection process, UGS provides the following services to its finalists: (1) leads a six-week online test prep boot camp, (2) conducts a two-week camp covering the full cycle of the application process, (3) covers standardized tests costs, (4) provides continuous 1-1 mentorship support on personal development and career opportunities after the camp, and (5) advises on financial aid and scholarship opportunities.<br /><br /><strong>UGS progress to date </strong><br /><br />Since its inception in May of 2015, UGS:<br />(1) Received 150+ applications during the 2014-2015 round and selected 13 students as finalists<br />(2) Held its first camp and mentored the first intake of students in Aug-Dec 2015 (admission decisions expected by Apr 2016)<br />(3) Got incorporated as a nonprofit entity both in the US and in Ukraine<br />(4) Developed a website (UkraineGlobalScholars.org) and an online application module<br />(5) Expanded the team of its advisors and mentors from 10 to 20 persons<br />(6) Organized a one-day workshop in Kyiv, receiving 650+ signups within 48 hours<br />(7) As a part of the marketing campaign, appeared on Hromadske Radio, gave interviews to top educational platforms such as Osvita.ua, and met with top Ukrainian influencers<br />(8) Currently works on creating an online course in Ukrainian/Russian about education opportunities in the US<br />(9) Aims to launch a 6-week test prep boot camp in June in addition to a 2-week college advising camp <br /><br /><strong>UGS needs</strong><br /><br />In 2016, UGS seeks to raise $50 thousand to cover its operating expenses. Our goal is to select 30 finalists in the summer of 2016, a target that translates into almost $25 thousand in SAT/TOEFL test fees as well as prep material and test report costs. Another $20 thousand will cover our summer camp expenditures, including living and travel costs for our finalists. The remaining $5 thousand will go toward marketing, administrative, and miscellaneous needs. <br /><br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><br /><br />UGS’s mission is to break stereotypes about lack of opportunities for Ukrainian youth. Leading by our own example, we hope to educate bright Ukrainian students not just about different ways of obtaining coveted degrees but also about the merits of education in general. We find young talent early on and stress the importance of networking, community, and giving back through regular mentor-mentee interactions. We believe that this approach will have a greater impact on our students’ personal, educational, and professional lives. Ultimately, we want to contribute to raising world-famous scientists, business and political leaders who would change the role of Ukraine in the world. <br />Your contribution to UGS would help us reach the ambitious milestones that we set for 2016.<br /><br /><strong>We appreciate your support!</strong><br /><br /><strong>Respectfully,</strong><br /><strong>UGS Team<br /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/5978496_1459309497.5842_funddescription.png" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><br /><br /></strong>

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Dear supporters, please help us fund the medical needs of injured people in Ukraine who stood up against government brutality and now foreign invasion to defend their human rights and dignity. Many have been injured and need expensive medical treatment. Medical Fund for Maidan is an initiative led by Ukrainian American physicians and other volunteers to fund the <br />treatment and rehabilitation needs of injured activists and soldiers. Core people working tirelessly to provide medical relief since December are Chicago based physician Dr. Mariya Dmytriv-Kapeniak MD, MPH (initiator), Alla Dziuma, MPH, physicians from Iowa Nataliya Kukhar MD and Ivan Kukhar MD and many more. All your gifts are transferred directly to the injured and their families, or used to pay for specific treatments. All receipts and a spreadsheet of our spending are available at our Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maidanmedicalusa"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maidanmedicalusa" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/maidanmedicalusa</a></a>. We have established networks of volunteers throughout the US and Ukraine, funded the evacuation of critically injured for treatment abroad, funded the treatment of over 400 injured, and purchased highly needed medical supplies, etc.. Our current focus is still the same: helping severely injured and recovering victims back to health. We partner with “Razom “ and the E-Plus initiative in Ukraine to coordinate efforts. Remember that by donating, you are helping freedom loving people like yourself. We give our personal guarantee that all donated money will be spent for the medical needs of the injured. No gift is too small. We keep our donors and <br />public updated as we move forward with our medical mission. Please make your names known so we can thank you personally. Anonymous gifts are welcome as well. Let's speak in numbers. <br /><br />Thank you for the support!

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